Taipei Times
Date: Jul 18, 2016
By: Yang Chun-hui / Staff reporter

Only one extra legislative session might be called next month, although party caucuses had initially planned to call two sessions after the legislative session ended on Friday, with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus saying that it would make reviewing a draft bill regulating ill-gotten party assets its top priority in the extra session.

The legislature failed to pass the draft bill on Friday due to the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus’ obstruction of proceedings.

While opinions are mixed among DPP legislators about the change of plan regarding the number and date of extra sessions, New Power Party (NPP) lawmakers said they think the extra legislative session should be held this month so that the draft bill dealing with ill-gotten party assets can be taken care of as soon as possible.

DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) said he talked with KMT Legislator Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) on Friday evening, adding that their preliminary decision is to hold one extra legislative session from Aug. 8 to Aug. 19, and hopefully to have the drafted amendment to the Labor Standards Act (勞動基準法) pass its third reading by Sept. 28.     [FULL  STORY]